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heat of fusion vs heat of transformation

heat of transformation vs heat of fusion

heat of fusion and heat of transformation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heat of fusion Yes No No No
heat of transformation Yes No No No
As nouns, heat of transformation is a hypernym of heat of fusion; that is, heat of transformation is a word with a broader meaning than heat of fusion:
  • heat of fusion: heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature
  • heat of transformation: heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
Other hypernyms of heat of fusion include latent heat.
heat of fusion (noun) heat of transformation (noun)
heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
Difference between heat of fusion and heat of transformation

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